Disaster Distress Helpline (Short Title: DDH)
Key Facts
Status: Open
Posted date: March 11, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361454
Opportunity number: SM-26-011
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
Agency code: HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Health
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_samhs_samhsa
- category_of_funding_activity:health
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
Description
The purpose of the Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is to provide immediate, confidential, and accessible emotional support services to individuals and communities across the United States who are experiencing psychological distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. The DDH delivers 24/7 crisis counseling via phone and text, in multiple languages, to support disaster survivors, their families, responders, and others affected by disaster events.